‘I’m rich in everything but parents’: I inherited $400K. Is it unwise to use this money to buy a house with my fiancé?

I’m a 40-year-old woman in a committed relationship, and I’ve experienced the loss of both of my parents. I’ve inherited ...

Stock Market Today: Dow set for 300-point retreat as S&P 500, Nasdaq set to fall on AI fears; Oil slumps, while gold is steady

Follow along to the action in what's shaping up to be a volatile day on Wall Street.

Here’s how few Americans actually earn 4% or more on their savings — and 5 banks offering that APY and higher right now

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U.S. stock futures fall after bitcoin’s weekend drop, as gold and silver’s sell-off may be bleeding into other markets

U.S. stock futures fell Sunday, following a weekend slide by bitcoin and Friday’s massive sell-off in precious metals capped ...

Best-buy cars and trucks of 2026: Top vehicles for the most people in a dozen popular segments

Take a look at this list of award-winners spanning a range of vehicle sizes and prices with emphasis on reliability and resale value.

Hulk Hogan’s Florida home listed for $11 million, 6 months after his death

Famed wrestler Hulk Hogan’s sprawling Clearwater home is on the market for $11 million, six months after the father of ...

Google billionaire Sergey Brin buys a $42 million Tahoe mansion, a few months after buying a $50 million Malibu home

Google billionaire Sergey Brin has been linked to two extravagant property purchases in neighboring states—with reports ...

The dollar is sliding. Citi strategists are not so sure it really matters for the stock market.

The conventional wisdom is that a falling dollar tends to help U.S. multinationals, and vice versa. But strategists at Citi ...

Bitcoin trades below $77,000 after weekend losses

Bitcoin was trading down 0.5%, below $77,000, after heavy losses over the weekend. There are no fundamentals with cryptocurrencies but the naming of Kevin Warsh as President Donald Trump's nominee to ...

Gold fights back to a steady performance on the day as silver advances

The precious metals continue to swing around, with gold now managing to get back to flat while silver rose. Both metals are still well off their peaks from Friday before a massive sell-off in the ...

February off to a bad start for Asian stocks, with South Korean index slumping 5%

Asian stocks started February with sharp falls across most indices. Risk appetite was blunted by a severe bout of profit-taking in gold and silver and [reports of a hiccup in the deal whereby Nvidia w ...

S&P 500 futures retreat on AI fears as precious metals sell-off continues

U.S. stock futures were retreating on Monday on concerns over artificial intelligence while the slide in precious metals continued. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.75%, to 48640. S&P 500 ...